President William Ruto showed concern after he realised that several Cabinet Secretaries and Principal Secretaries (CSs and PSs) were unaware of the developments in their ministries.
At the signing of performance contracts by CSs, PSs and Parastatal Heads, the president asked about their competence levels while running their dockets.
“I have found that many of you don’t know anything that is happening in your ministry through our interactions. I call many PSs and ask them what is happening and yet they are not aware of what is happening. How do you run a ministry without information? That is the highest level of incompetence,” he stated.
After this realisation, Ruto declared that he would hold all government officials accountable for their actions as long as they are in office. He later asked them to maintain high standards of professionalism. In addition to that, he told them to keep a copy of their performance contract so they could hold themselves accountable.
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CSs and PSs Locked Out of the Meeting
Earlier before the address, the president locked out several Cabinet Secretaries from the meeting at the State House, for being late. The CSs include Kithure Kindiki and Moses Kuria. They arrived late for the signing of performance contracts.
Council of Governors chairperson, Ann Waiguru was also among those who were late for the meeting. Her speech was delivered by Kenneth Lusaka, Bungoma Governor.
Aside from the CSs and the Council of Governors chair, several Principal Secretaries and Heads of Parastatals were also locked out of the meeting.
The performance contract is the flagship of the performance management tool the government has adopted to run the public service. This contract helps to maintain the accountability of all officials in the government and ensures competency in various dockets.
An Executive Order numbered 1, dated January 6, 2023, domiciled the performance contracting function in the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary. It aims at enhancing the link between the performance contracts and key performance indicators.
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